The family of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly often known as Mohbad, has demanded the disclosure of the id of a United States laboratory anticipated to conduct a DNA test to determine the paternity of his son, Liam.
The family additionally known as for the postponement of the examination scheduled for Saturday, October 31, 2026, at Mainland General Hospital/IDH, Yaba, Lagos, pending clarification of considerations surrounding the testing preparations.
The family head, Samuel Aloba, made the demands in an announcement issued on Thursday, October 29, expressing considerations over plans to gather organic samples in Nigeria and ship them to an undisclosed laboratory within the United States for evaluation.
The family questioned whether or not the Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, which it stated was designated in a May 5 courtroom order, would conduct the examination or merely acquire and dispatch the samples overseas.
It argued that any association that differs from the courtroom’s directive needs to be correctly defined and, the place essential, referred to the courtroom for clarification.
The Alobas consequently demanded the complete identify and tackle of the proposed US laboratory, proof of its accreditation and technical competence, in addition to particulars of the procedures for accumulating, preserving, transporting and analyzing the samples.
The family additionally requested safeguards to determine that the samples collected in Lagos could be the identical specimens ultimately obtained and examined by the overseas laboratory.
It additional expressed concern over reviews that the laboratory’s id may solely be disclosed to the courtroom, insisting that confidentiality shouldn’t undermine transparency and accountability.
According to the assertion, the family was not making an attempt to frustrate the judicial course of or stop the DNA examination however needed assurances that the result could be scientifically credible and open to unbiased verification.
The assertion stated, “In a matter as sensitive as Mohbad’s DNA, the result must not merely be announced; it must be demonstrably reliable. The integrity of the process must be capable of independent verification, from the point of sample collection to the final laboratory report.”
The family additionally raised questions in regards to the dealing with of organic samples through the autopsy examination performed after Mohbad’s loss of life.
It claimed that enquiries recommended the laboratory to which samples from the sooner examination had been reportedly despatched had not obtained any specimen registered within the singer’s identify.
However, the family acknowledged that the claims represented data from its personal enquiries and weren’t findings of a courtroom or independently established proof of wrongdoing.
Reaffirming its assist for a reputable DNA examination to resolve the paternity dispute, the family urged the related authorities to handle its considerations earlier than continuing.
It requested that the train be postponed till the excellent points had been clarified, all events and their authorized representatives obtained sufficient discover, and additional courtroom instructions had been obtained the place essential.
Since his loss of life, the paternity of Liam has remained a topic of dispute involving the singer’s father, Joseph Aloba, and his widow, Omowunmi Aloba.
The disagreement over the DNA examination has continued regardless of earlier courtroom orders directing that the test be performed to determine the kid’s organic paternity.
